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Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £600.00
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Important announcement - 17th October 2009

I'm really disappointed to tell you  that I have injured my leg and I am unable to run. I have therefore had to make the difficult decision to withdraw from the marathon, which is so hard as I have been training for a year.

However, Jessica Hadley, my sister, is still carrying the flag for us and she will be in New York running her heart out to raise money for our project! I am so grateful for all the support you have given me and I would really like your support to go to Jessica....we were planning to run together and I'm so pleased that at least half of the team will still be there!

I am also planning to run a marathon in Cameroon next year so I hope to be back in training as soon as possible!

Thank you once again for your support - Jessica has her own Justgiving page if you would like to sponsor her directly...thank you!



Thanks for visiting my fundraising page!

I'm running the New York marathon November 1 with my sister, Jessica Hadley, to raise money for Ape Action Africa.   It's even more exciting that the United Nations Environmental Program has designated 2009 as THE YEAR OF THE GORILLA.

I manage the project in Cameroon and we desperately need your help to be able to continue to look after the orphans in our care, like Nona. She arrived at Ape Action Africa in a terrible condition, close to death,  but she is now a happy , healthy young gorilla lving in a huge forest enclosure with 9 other gorillas. That would not be possible without supporters like you!  For more information about our work, please visit our website at www.apeactionafrica.org

This will be my first ever marathon so I need lots of encouragement to help me get through my training in the tropical rainforests of Cameroon!

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Ape Action Africa gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor me now!  Thank you!

This is for Nkan Daniel Donation by Katie B 21/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Always in my heart Amigo, Ami, Poppy, Goran and Friend who shared my home +not forgetting Balas who was too big to share my home so I shared his. Donation by saira robertson 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Try not to give too much malaria to the daft yanks while you're propping up the counter in some flee bitten, mirror dancing booze den! X Donation by aidan woodward 05/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck, Rachel! Thanks for all your hard work caring for the apes. Donation by Valerie Watson 22/09/09  

£20.00

Good luck in lovely warm New York Donation by Angela Mather 06/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 01/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thanks for everything you do for our lovely apes. You're truly an inspiration for me and I'm sure for so many of us! Good Luck Luv Donation by Stephanie Rioux 21/08/09  

£10.00

Donation by Barbara Rachlin 14/08/09  

£50.00

What a star you are!! Good luck Rachel I'll be thinking of you. xxxx Donation by Sharon Adey 10/08/09  

£40.00

Donation by Natalie Jennings 09/08/09  

£20.00

looking forward to seeing you in late september and good luck with the marathon! Donation by Louise Lykke Pedersen 27/07/09  

£25.00

Best of Luck Rachel! Thank you for doing this! Donation by rebecca Salehar 23/06/09  

£20.00

Good luck Rachel Donation by Lesley McArthur 16/06/09  

£20.00

Good luck Rachel - I know Lorraine has had an amazing time with you all this last 6 months Donation by Debbie Nevin 25/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Jess and Rachel. Fantastic cause. You'll both be great. Donation by Caroline 18/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck Rachel. Donation by Donna Harrison 12/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I would run with you but doubt if you could cope with my pace (maker!) Donation by Mister John 01/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck to Rachel and Jessica - hope everyone supports the cause. This one is for Samburu. Donation by Rosemary Beck 24/04/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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